The Time-table of Lazy-bones Grundy.
Lazy-bones Grundy
Must do sums for Monday.
“And today it is Thursday”,
Says lazy-bones Grundy,
“So I’ll do it on Wednesday,
If not – then on Thursday,
Or even on Friday”,
Says lazy-bones Grundy.
Not very soon comes Friday
And Saturday comes,
But lazy-bones Grundy
Has no time for sums.
“Never mind”, says Grundy,
“I’ll do it on Sunday.”
So this time-table
Of lazy-bones Grundy.
Ex. 3 Transcribe the following words and divide them into three columns: [ju:], [əυ], [ə]
Tribune, monotony, statue, samba, cactus, attribute, customs, gratitude, ambulance, monogram, common, also, tempo, recognize.
Ex.4 Pay attention to the full quality of the unstressed vowels and explain the rule:
a) mambo, canto, tempo, dingo, banjo, fresco, motto, tango, salvo, stucco, Plato, photo, solo, memo, credo, veto, Pluto, silo;
b) commune, costume, capsule, formula, circular, occupant.
Ex.5 Compare the reading of the vowels in stressed and unstressed position. Read the following words:
| land – Holland land – Poland land – Iceland | Man – Frenchman Man – Dutchman Man – Scotchman | Us – cactus Bus – campus Tom – bottom Sum – possum Rack – barrack Lot – ballot Bad – ballad Mock – hammock Lock – hillock |
Ex.6 Transcribe the following words, identify the type of reduction:
navy - gravy lazy – crazy
ivy - spicy stylish – tidy
Swedish - prefix Edith – edict
unit - stupid Cupid – lucid
nosy – cosy
Ex.7 Pronounce the following words and comment on the reading of unstressed vowels:
Error, terror, horror, chirrup, barrack, mirror;
Ballot, gallop, cactus, census;
Grammar, beggar, collar, cellar, dollar, poplar;
Volga, delta, extra, villa, Sylva, Edna, character, manager;
Baggage, bandage, courage, garbage, message, accurate, adequate, affectionate, approximate, delicate;
Amber, banner, summer, supper, dinner, number, member, butter, pepper, shelter, winter;
Academy, generous, achievement, ailment, golden, deepen, different, patience, fluency, bravery;
Positive, possible, ineligible, invisibility;
Doctor, proctor, tractor, factor, actor.